A 47-year-old woman identified as Ms
Lin, has killed herself because her son’s fiancée was too short,
according to a government statement.
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Ms
Lin’s corpse was found on November 17 in a river in Ningling County,
Henan Province. After seeing the woman’s remains, her emotional husband
jumped into the river and his son also plunged in to save him. .
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Both
were immediately rescued by the police. Her husband has been identified
as 46-year-old Mr Gao. The statement read: ‘The dead person, Ms Lin,
had disagreement with her son regarding her son’s engagement.
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Her
son’s partner came from the same town as the family. Ms Lin did not
like her son’s partner, claiming she was too short. She threatened to
kill herself. .
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The woman was said to have taken her life ‘on a sudden impulse’ after passing a local river on her scooter.”

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